Azo dyestuffs



Patented Mar. 12, 1946 AZO DYESTUFFS Carl Taube, Leverkusen-Ir G.-Werk, Richard Stiisser, Cologne, and Otto Miiller, Leverkusen- I. G.-Werk, Germany, assignors to General Aniline & Film Corporation, a corporation of Delaware I No Drawing. ApplicationSeptember 7, 1938, Se-

ggal z No. 228,760. In; Germany September 7,

4 Claims. (01. 2so 1s1) v The present invention relates to new azo dyestuffs and to a method of preparing the same;

In British specification 14620/1890 azo dyestufis are described, obtained by coupling tetrazotized diaminodiphenoxy-acetic acid with 113 droxy or amino derivatives of the benzene and naphthalene series, and the capability of these dyestufis to form copper compounds is mentioned. The shades, thus obtained; of the dyeings aftertreated with copper sulfate range from brown to blue to green.

j Ithas now been found'that by combining diaminodiphenoXy-acetic acid with such compounds, the coupling of which takes place at a reactive keto-methylene grouping, dyestufis are obtained which difier in their properties from the dyestufis of the above mentioned specification. Compounds containing a keto-methylene group-. ing capable of coupling are,-fo-r example, pyrazolones, acetoacetic arylides of thebenzene or naphthalene series, dihydroxy quinoline, dihy-' dro-resoroinol, and others, whereby the two components necessary for the coupling may be identical or difierent.

Our new dyestufis correspond to the following general formula:

Hoooomr teaspoon wherein R and R1 stand for radicals of compounds containing a grouping. v

Our new dyestuffs are, in the form of their ton directly red shades. The new dyestuffs can be aftertreated, in substance or on the fiber, with agents yielding metals, as, for instance, with copper, chromium or a combination of copper and 4 0 chromium salts. If the aftertreatment takes place on the fiber, shades of improved fastness to washing and light are obtained. While until now,

by aftertreatmentof metal complex forming azo The following examples illustrate the inven-.-

tion, without, howeven'restrioting it thereto, the

5 :parts being by weight:

alkali metal salts, soluble in water and dye cotwashing.

reactive keto-methylene' Examplei I 1 molecular proportion of 4.4'-diamino-3.3-

diphenoxy-acetic acid is tetrazotized, in the usual manner, with sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid, andv coupled in sodium carbonate alkaline solution with 2 molecular proportions of 1 ,-maminophenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone. The coupling is very quickly finished. The disazodyestuff thus formed is precipitated by adding salt, andfiltered oil. It corresponds, in the free 1 state, to the following formula:

The dyestufi is a dark powder which dissolves in water with yellowish-red color and dyes cotton brownish-red shades. By aftertreatingthe dyeing with a mixture of sodium dichromate and copper sulfate in acetic solution at 85 C., a yelv lowish-red fast to washing is obtained. The dyestufi goes just as well on unweighted silk and yields thereon, when afte'rtreated with copper salts, a red dyeing of good fastness to water and Example 2 t 1 molecular proportion of 4.4'-diamino-3.3'-diphenoxy-atzetic acid is tetrazotized and coupled in acetic medium with 1 molecular proportion of l(3'-aminophenyl) 3 methyl 5 pyrazolone. When the coupling is complete, the liquor is rendered alkaline by sodium carbonate and 1 molecular proportion of l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, dissolved in hot water and some sodium hydroxide solution is added. The mixture is stirred in the'pr'esence of sodium carbonate until the Metal-,

coupling is finished. The dyestuffis completely OHOOC.CH2O

oomooon ONE:

is a red powder which dissolves in hot water precipitated by adding a small amount of sodium with yellow-red coloration and dyes cotton and viscose red shades. By aftertreatment with copper salts, the dyeings become clearer and faster to washing.

prepared in analogous manner from 1 molecular proportion of tetrazotized 4,4-diamino-3,3- diphenoxy-acetic acid, 1 molecularproportion of l- (3'aminophenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of acetoacetic anilide is a brownish-red powder, which dissolves in water with red coloration, dyes cotton red shades and chan es by aftertreatment with copper salts into a clear yellowish-red fast to Washing.

Example 4 According to the process of Example 2, a dyestuff can also be prepared from 1 molecular proportion of tetrazotized l,l'-diamino-3,3-diphenoxy-acetic acid, 1 molecular proportion of 1- (3-suliophenyl) -3methyl5 pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5- pyrazolone; it corresponds, in the free state, to the following formula:

tion, filtered, and the complex copper compound of the dyestufi is precipitated from the filtrate by adding salt. The complex coppercompound corresponding to the formula:

HOaS SOzH is a brick-red powder which dissolves in water with red coloration and dyes cotton red shades. In dyeing half-wool, the compound shows the advantage of dyeing only the cotton and not the wool fiber.

- Example 6 1 molecular proportion of tetrazotized 4,4-diamino-3,3' diphenoxy-acetic acid is coupled in acetic solution with 1 molecular proportion of 1- phenyl-5pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid. After formation of the diazomonoazodyestufi the acid present is neutralized with sodium bicarbonate and 1 molecular proportion of l-(3-aminophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone is added. The coupling to the disazodyestuff is completed by adding sodium carbonate solution. The dyestuif which; in the free state, corresponds to the following formula:

1% 0.03; no.0 N

H2N-O is precipitated by adding salt, filtered and dried. It is a dark powder, soluble in water and dyes cotton brown-red shades. By aftertreating the dyeing with copper salts, a bluish red is 0btained.

III HOOQCHzO 0.011;.00011 N soul The dried dyestuff is a dark powder which easily dissolves in water with yellowish-red coloration and is capable of dyeing cotton. The dyeing on cotton becomes faster to washing and light when after treated with copper salts.

Example 5 1 molecular proportion of 4,4-diamino-3,3- diphenoXy-acetic acid is tetrazotized, in the usua1 manner, and coupled in a sodium carbonate alkaline solution with 2 molecular proportions of 1-(5.7'-disulfo-2-naphthyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, and when the coupling is complete an aqueous solution of 2 molecular proportions of copper sulfateare added. The mixture is rendered alkaline by adding sodium carbonate solu- Example 7 If, in the preparation of the dyestuff, according to Example 6, 1-(3'-aminodiphenyl)-3- methyl-5-pyrazolone is replaced by acetoacet-oanisidide, a dyestuff is obtained which yields yellowish-red shades when aftertreated with copper salts. If the 1-(3-aminodiphenyl)-3 me'thyl-5-pyrazolone is replaced by acetoacet-fl- 'naphthylamide, a dyestufl" of somewhat decreased solubility dyeing similar shades is obtained.

Example 8 a 1 molecular proportion of tetrazotized 4.4-diamino-3.3-diphenoxy-acetic acid is coupled in acetic solution with 1 molecular proportion of' N o.oH no.0 N Hzrooocmo omooon N a 1 Tsoln is precipitated by adding salt, filtered and dried. It is a dark powder which dissolves in water and dyes cotton blue-red shades, By aftertreatment with copper salts, red shades are obtained.

We claim:

1. As a new product the azo dyestufi corresponding, in its freestate, to the formula I i HOOC.CH2.O 0.0H:.COOH

wherein R and R1 stand for radicals of the group consisting; of pyrazolones and acetoacetarylamides, being in form of their alkali metal salts soluble in Water and dyeing vegetable fibers, regenerated cellulose and silk 'red shades which yield similar shades of improved fastness to washing and light when aftertreated with agents yielding metal.

2. As a new product, the azo dyestuff corresponding, in its free state, to the formula;

., Hoocom oomooon N dyeing cotton brownish-red shades, which change into yellowish-red shades of improved fastness to washing and light when aftertreated with a mixture of copper and chromium salts.

3. As a new product, the azo dyestuff correspending, in its free state, to the formula:

' NH Hoooomo o.cH,.oooH N dyeing cotton red shades, which change into clear yellowish red shades of improved fastness to washing and light when aftertreated with copper salts.

4. As a new product, the azo dyestuif corresponding, in its'free state, to the formula dyeing cotton blue-red shades, which changeinto red shades of improved fastness to washing and light when aftertreated with copper salts.

CARL TAUB RICHARD sTiissER; o'r'ro MiiLLER.

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